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The 2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.
2015 season | |||
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Chairman | John Furlong | ||
Head coach | Carl Robinson | ||
Stadium | BC Place (Capacity: 21,000) | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 2nd Overall: 3rd | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Semifinals | ||
Canadian Championship | Winners | ||
Cascadia Cup | Runners-Up | ||
Top goalscorer | Octavio Rivero (10) | ||
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Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Major League Soccer | Matchday 1 | Conference semifinals | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 44.44 |
Canadian Championship | Semifinals | Winners | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 |
CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage | Group stage (3rd) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 25.00 |
Total | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 43.18 |
Last updated: 8 November 2015
Source: Competitions
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
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29 | ST | Octavio Rivero | O'Higgins F.C. | Undisclosed / Designated Player | December 25, 2014 | [2] |
18 | DF | Diego Rodríguez | Juventud | Loan | January 14, 2015 | [3] |
26 | DF | Tim Parker | St. John's Red Storm | Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | January 15, 2015 | [4] |
44 | DF | Pa-Modou Kah | Portland Timbers | Free | January 21, 2015 | [5] |
20 | MF | Deybi Flores | C.D. Motagua | Loan | February 24, 2015 | [6] |
88 | ST | Robert Earnshaw | Chicago Fire | Free | March 25, 2015 | [7] |
13 | FW | Cristian Techera | River Plate Montevideo | Loan | April 9, 2015 | [8] |
6 | DF | Jordan Smith | Deportivo Saprissa | Loan | August 6, 2015 | [9] |
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
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MF | Bryce Alderson | Released | November 14, 2014 | [10] | |
DF | Andy O'Brien | Out of Contract | November 14, 2014 | [11] | |
DF | Carlyle Mitchell | Seoul E-Land | Released | November 14, 2014 | [12] |
FW | Mamadou Diouf | Option Declined | December 8, 2014 | [13] | |
MF | Sebástian Fernández | Boston River | Loan Return / Option Declined | December 8, 2014 | [13] |
DF | Johnny Leverón | C.D. Marathón | Option Declined | December 8, 2014 | [13] |
FW | Omar Salgado | New York City FC | Trade | December 8, 2014 | [14] |
MF | Mehdi Ballouchy | New York City FC | Selected in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft | December 10, 2014 | [15] |
FW | Erik Hurtado | Mjøndalen | Loan | August 7, 2015 | [16] |
Role | Name | Nation |
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Head coach | Carl Robinson | Wales |
Assistant coach | Gordon Forest | Scotland |
Assistant coach | Martyn Pert | England |
Head of Scouting & Analysis | Daniel Stenz | Germany |
Goalkeeper coach | Marius Røvde | Norway |
Physiotherapist | Graeme Poole | Canada |
Role | Name | Nation |
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Executive Chair | John Furlong | Ireland |
President | Bob Lenarduzzi | Canada |
chief operating officer | Rachel Lewis | Canada |
Vice-President of Finance & Administration | Don Ford | Canada |
February 4 Desert Friendlies 1 | Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
10:00 am PST | Rivero 57', 62' Harvey 78' |
Report | Bunbury 21' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 7 Desert Friendlies 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Whitecaps FC | Tucson, Arizona |
4:00 pm PST | Renato 28' Barklage 82' |
Report | Waston 34' Manneh 65' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 10 Desert Friendlies 3 | Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | Whitecaps FC | Tucson, Arizona |
9:00 am PST | Rodríguez 17' Horst 29' Taylor 52' |
Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 15 Friendly | Victoria Vikes | 0–6 | Whitecaps FC | Victoria, British Columbia |
2:00 pm PST | Alex Redpath 26' | Report | Morales 3' Teibert 7' Bustos 19' Rivero 28' Rodríguez 54' Froese 77' |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alain Ruch |
February 22 Simple Invitational 1 | Portland Timbers | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
5:00 pm PST | Wallace 30' 60' Ridgewell 54' 89' Borchers 80' |
Report | Kah 22', 31' Waston 66' Mezquida 88' |
Stadium: Providence Park |
February 25 Simple Invitational 2 | Whitecaps FC | 3–2 | Stabæk Fotball | Portland, Oregon |
5:00 pm PST | Mezquida 13' Mattocks 23' (pen.), 44' Hurtado 24' Sampson 70' |
Report | Kassi 62' Trondsen 68' (pen.) Gómez 81' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Providence Park |
February 28 Simple Invitational 3 | Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Portland, Oregon |
2:30 pm PST | Kah 31' Waston 52' |
Report | Winchester 90' | Stadium: Providence Park |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 53 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
Last updated: October 25, 2015
Source: [17]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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Ground | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H |
Result | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W |
March 7 MLS 1 | Whitecaps FC | 1–3 | Toronto FC | Vancouver, BC |
3:00 pm PST | Rivero 19' Koffie 77' Kah 89' |
Report | Altidore 32', 90' (pen.) Findley 59' Creavalle 78' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
March 14 MLS 2 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
3:00 pm PDT | Polster 4' Igboananike 90+6' |
Report | Waston 22' Morales 66' Mezquida 76' Rivero 82', 86' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,731 |
March 21 MLS 3 | Orlando City SC | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Orlando, Florida |
4:30 pm PDT | Okugo 78' | Report | Koffie 22' Adekugbe 36' Rivero 44' Manneh 65' Harvey 90+5' Rivero 90+6' |
Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 31,072 |
March 28 MLS 4 | Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC |
5:00 pm PDT | Koffie 12' Mezquida 15' Beitashour 58' Waston 87' Earnshaw 90' |
Report | Powell 30' Adi 82' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,500 |
April 4 MLS 5 | Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Kah 41' Manneh 56' Adekugbe 59' Rivero 66' |
Report | Zardes 85' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
April 8 MLS 6 | Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Waston 17' Rivero 31' Mattocks 64' |
Report | Kamara 24', 50' Jiménez 54' Wahl 72' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,083 Referee: Drew Fischer |
April 11 MLS 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Bingham 11' Nyassi 75' Jahn 88' |
Report | Mattocks 3' Manneh 26' Kah 32' Flores 61' Morales 88' Waston 90+3' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
April 18 MLS 8 | Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah |
6:30 pm PDT | Olave 41' 89' Saucedo 76' Beckerman 90+5' |
Report | Teibert 6' Mattocks 80' Adekugbe 82' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,414 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 25 MLS 9 | Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | D.C. United | Vancouver, BC |
7:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: David Gantar |
May 2 MLS 10 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 pm PDT | Wallace 44' | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 9 MLS 11 | Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | Philadelphia Union | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Report | Marquez 78' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,183 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
May 16 MLS 12 | Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Laba 28' | Summary | Barrett 5', 38' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
May 23 MLS 13 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
6:00 pm PDT | Cronin 43' Pittinari 51' Doyle 87' |
Summary | Froese 24' Koffie 75' Waston 80' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,791 Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
May 30 MLS 14 | Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC |
3:00 pm PDT | Koffie 36' Kah 44' Techera 79' |
Summary | Stertzer 27' Glad 41' Morales 45' Mansally 89' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
June 3 MLS 15 | Montreal Impact | 2–1 | Whitecaps FC | Montreal, Quebec |
5:00 pm PDT | McInerney 14' Piatti 83' |
Summary | Rodríguez 46' Parker 71' Morales 79' (pen.) Harvey 90' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 10,035 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
June 6 MLS 16 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Leonardo 34' | Summary | Beitashour 20' Manneh 32' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,219 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June 20 MLS 17 | New York Red Bulls | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
4:00 pm PDT | Kljestan 11' Abang 82' |
Report | Manneh 15' Koffie 60' Laba 63' Froese 77' Waston 90+1' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,053 |
June 27 MLS 18 | New England Revolution | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
4:30 pm PDT | Farrell 20' 29' Fagúndez 41' Bunbury 54', 84' |
Report | Techera 18' Rivero 31' (pen.) Harvey 33' Mattocks 82' Beitashour 88' Mezquida 90+1' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,017 |
July 4 MLS 19 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
6:00 pm PDT | Sánchez 2' Doyle 56' Watts 65' Pittinari 72' Moor 77' |
Report | Manneh 20' Techera 28' Rodríguez 61' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,356 |
July 12 MLS 20 | Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, BC |
6:00 pm PDT | Waston 73' | Report | Feilhaber 20' Ellis 52' Mustivar 58' Németh 86' Dwyer 88' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
July 18 MLS 21 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 pm PDT | Valeri 34' Ridgewell 36' Chará 47' Wallace 90' Johnson 90' |
Summary | Parker 22' Laba 57' Harvey 90' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Juan Guzman |
July 26 MLS 22 | Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Rosales 5' Waston 32' Koffie 37' Rivero 56' (pen.) Mezquida 60' Teibert 90' |
Summary | Amarikwa 45' 90' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,298 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
August 1 MLS 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | Whitecaps FC | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 pm PDT | Dempsey 53' Alonso 74' |
Report | Kah 6', 49' Waston 67' Morales 75' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 53,125 |
August 8 MLS 24 | Whitecaps FC | 4–0 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Rivero 7' (pen.) Kah 40' Techera 50' 68' Waston 60' |
Summary | Kavita 45' Mansally 88' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,638 Referee: Christopher Penso |
August 15 MLS 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–3 | Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
6:00 pm PDT | Ellis 53' Dia 61' Dwyer 81' Nagamura 87', 90+4' 90+5' |
Report | Manneh 9', 41' Laba 64' Morales 75' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,969 |
August 22 MLS 26 | Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Techera 24' 32' Dean 85' |
Report | Harris 35' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
August 29 MLS 27 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Whitecaps FC | Houston, Texas |
6:00 pm PDT | Clark 34' Rodríguez 87' |
Report | Laba 27' 64' Waston 51' 56' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 21,257 Referee: Kevin Stott |
September 9 MLS 28 | Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Koffie 38' Beitashour 54' Rivero 73' 74' Techera 77' Froese 82' |
Report | Burch 69' Riley 86' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,583 |
September 19 MLS 29 | Whitecaps FC | 0–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Teibert 22' Smith 63' Waston 81' |
Report | Evans 24' Ivanschitz 45' Pineda 71' Martins 87' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
September 26 MLS 30 | Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | New York City FC | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Morales 82' 88' (pen.) Techera 83' |
Report | Facey 12' Lampard 29' Villa 90+5' (pen.) |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
October 3 MLS 31 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Goodson 27' Godoy 37' Wondolowski 62' Bernárdez 66' |
Report | Tehcera 39' Beitashour 60' Laba 80' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 |
October 7 MLS 32 | Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,339 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | |
3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | |
5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | |
4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
5 | Portland Timbers (C) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
November 1 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
2:00 pm PST | Melano 44' | Report | Koffie 45' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 |
November 8 | Whitecaps FC | 0–2 (0–2 agg.) | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PST | Rivero 55' Beitashour 72' |
Report | Adi 31' Wallace 60' Valeri 62' Chara 90+4' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 27,837 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEA | OLI | VAN | |
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1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Olimpia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
August 5, 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
7:00 PDT | Parker 61' | Report | Barrett 58' Neagle 72' Azira 73' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,683 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo (Mexico) |
September 16, 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Olimpia | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
7:00 PDT | Froese 42' Laba 48' |
Report | Palacios 50' Johnson 90+1' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 15,491 Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica) |
September 23, 2015 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle, United States |
7:00 PDT | Neagle 32', 47' Barrett 39' |
Report | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,624 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) |
October 22, 2015 | Olimpia | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
7:00 PDT | Méndez 27' Martínez 68' Estupiñán 84' |
Report | Bustos 42' Smith 74' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados) |
May 13, 2015 | Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | FC Edmonton | BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia |
19:00 PDT (UTC-07)[18] | Flores 51' Koffie 59' 87' |
Report | Ameobi 4' Smith 26' |
Attendance: 15,183[citation needed] Referee: Dave Gantar |
August 12, 2015[21] | Montreal Impact | 2–2 | Whitecaps FC | Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec |
19:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Ciman 84' Jackson-Hamel 85' |
Report | Waston 11' Mattocks 65' Morales 72' Tornaghi 90+1' |
Attendance: 12,395 Referee: Dave Gantar |
The 2015 Cascadia Cup will feature nine matches total, six of which feature the Whitecaps, three of which will be hosted at BC Place: two against Seattle Sounders FC, and one versus the Portland Timbers. Portland will host two matches at Providence Park, and Seattle will host one at CenturyLink Field.
March 28, 2015 Cascadia Cup 1 | Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC |
5:00pm (PDT) |
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Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Allen Chapman[22] |
May 2, 2015 Cascadia Cup 3 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, OR |
7:30pm (PDT) | Wallace 44' | report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 16, 2015 Cascadia Cup 4 | Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC |
4:00pm (PDT) | Laba 28' | report | Barrett 5', 38' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
July 18, 2015 Cascadia Cup 6 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, OR |
7:30pm (PDT) | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Juan Guzman |
August 1, 2015 Cascadia Cup 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | Whitecaps FC | Seattle, WA |
7:00pm (PDT) | Report | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 53125 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September 19 Cascadia Cup 9 | Whitecaps FC | 0–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Teibert 22' Smith 63' Waston 81' |
Report | Evans 24' Ivanschitz 45' Pineda 71' Martins 87' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
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